Nearby Words
verb (used without object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
1.
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
2.
to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals: The birds migrate southward in the winter.
3.
to shift, as from one system, mode of operation, or enterprise to another.
4.
Physiology. (of a cell, tissue, etc.) to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development.
5.
EXPANDChemistry.
a.
(of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
b.
(of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
6.
COLLAPSE(at British universities) to change or transfer from one college to another.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin migrātus (past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position or abode), equivalent to migrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix
1690–1700; < Latin migrātus (past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position or abode), equivalent to migrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
mi·gra·tor, noun
in·ter·mi·grate, verb (used without object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
non·mi·grat·ing, adjective, noun
re·mi·grate, verb (used without object), -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
un·mi·grat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. move, resettle. Migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one's abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe. To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people.
1. move, resettle. Migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one's abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe. To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people.
Antonyms
1. remain.
1. remain.
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Migrate
is always a great word to know.
So is REM sleep. Does it mean:
| to convert food to substances suitable for incorporation into the body and its tissues |
| a period of sleep during which most dreaming occurs as the eyes move under closed lids and the skeletal muscles are deeply relaxed |
Example Sentences
- Scientists don't know when birds originally evolved the ability to migrate.
- Magnetite is the magnetic mineral that helps pigeons home and salmons migrate.
- Plants migrate even further all the time due to locally changing conditions like desertification.
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Word Origin & History
migrate
1690s, from L. migratus, pp. of migrare (see migration). Related: Migrated; migrating.
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